Announcements - macOS Official Release Delayed, Experimental Client Available - Forum

Just wanted to chime in to give my first impression: The client didn't crash and the game started. I had to disable vsync so that I'd stop see flying weapons and environment only, but that's fine. My experiment's rig is as follow: Macbook Pro (Late 2013 w retina) MacOS 11.0 Beta (20A5395g)	Posted by Sirachosur#5571 on Nov 28, 2020, 5:45:18 PM Quote this Post
Ok, bug report time. Now I start the app and it doesn't go past logon. Steps to reproduce: Delete the app from the Application Folder Upgrade to MacOS 11.1 Beta (20C5048l) Reinstall the app using the .dmg Launching the app will trigger a crash Click 'relaunch' The updater starts and starts the game. The gear spash screen appears (normal) The logon screen appears (normal) Once authenticated, the app crashes again. PM me if you need further details/ traces. Thanks for showing interest in a MacOS client, you made my day. Cheers, David	Posted by Sirachosur#5571 on Nov 28, 2020, 9:04:59 PM Quote this Post
" _CEBEP_ wrote: For me, mac client works pretty smoothly. The only thing I cannot figure out is how to launch a second client window? we cant event download the game..launcher crash and sh.t I am jealous. :(	Posted by cevdetarkun#7282 on Nov 30, 2020, 2:59:53 AM Quote this Post
Hmm. I fixed my woes on my MBP by installing the game on an underpowered iMac (doomed to fail) and then copying the .app over. It somehow worked afterwards. Go figure why, but I sure won't complain. A second client will probably make my MBP sound like a hoover, so I won't try. LOL.	Posted by Sirachosur#5571 on Nov 30, 2020, 7:47:02 PM Quote this Post
So I tested the game on Mac again for first time in a couple months for Mayhem, there were no issues launching the game with the default installer, and it performed better than Path of Exile did on windows bootcamp on the same Mac. This was definitely an inspiring sign, since its like this way with league of legends too. Later I decided to try some higher performance characters, my flicker striker in heist... on windows it freezes & delays a lot more, on mac I was surprised to not get those freezes. It was smooth gameplay. All of my settings were on minimum as it is an older macbook but it had stable 30 fps, the only minor problems were some texture issues and parts of the map blacking out but this didn't impact gameplay or cause any lag. This playthrough was a surprising improvement from September, I think they can have a stable Mac client next year	Posted by Eclaer#6352 on Dec 7, 2020, 5:19:41 PM Quote this Post
" Eclaer wrote: So I tested the game on Mac again for first time in a couple months for Mayhem, there were no issues launching the game with the default installer, and it performed better than Path of Exile did on windows bootcamp on the same Mac. This was definitely an inspiring sign, since its like this way with league of legends too. Later I decided to try some higher performance characters, my flicker striker in heist... on windows it freezes & delays a lot more, on mac I was surprised to not get those freezes. It was smooth gameplay. All of my settings were on minimum as it is an older macbook but it had stable 30 fps, the only minor problems were some texture issues and parts of the map blacking out but this didn't impact gameplay or cause any lag. This playthrough was a surprising improvement from September, I think they can have a stable Mac client next year Thank you for the feedback. We are glad you are enjoying the macOS client and can’t wait to share the full release with you in the future.	Posted by Community_Team on Dec 7, 2020, 6:52:14 PM Grinding Gear Games Quote this Post
Keen on trying it out again. I hope it is still the original link in this announcement that we should use so that I haven't missed something. Last edited by Lateraenema#3053 on Dec 8, 2020, 6:06:18 AM	Posted by Lateraenema#3053 on Dec 8, 2020, 5:58:18 AM Quote this Post
" Community_Team wrote: " Eclaer wrote: So I tested the game on Mac again for first time in a couple months for Mayhem, there were no issues launching the game with the default installer, and it performed better than Path of Exile did on windows bootcamp on the same Mac. This was definitely an inspiring sign, since its like this way with league of legends too. Later I decided to try some higher performance characters, my flicker striker in heist... on windows it freezes & delays a lot more, on mac I was surprised to not get those freezes. It was smooth gameplay. All of my settings were on minimum as it is an older macbook but it had stable 30 fps, the only minor problems were some texture issues and parts of the map blacking out but this didn't impact gameplay or cause any lag. This playthrough was a surprising improvement from September, I think they can have a stable Mac client next year Thank you for the feedback. We are glad you are enjoying the macOS client and can’t wait to share the full release with you in the future. Didn't know that the launcher's macOS requirements has been lowered. Finally, can't wait to try it.	Posted by roxter77#1670 on Dec 10, 2020, 5:16:14 AM Quote this Post
Good morning 12/16/2020 from what I can glean, the architecture of POE is structured for intel chipset. I just purchased a Mac mini and am very pleased with the performance in regards to gaming. the Mac mini is working on the new Mac M1 chipset and POE is not compatible with the new chipset architecture. Please let us know if this is the case and whether there will be a workaround for Mac based on the new M1 architecture which leaves Intel chipset in the dust as regards video performance. best, Dead Mule	Posted by dead_mule#6244 on Dec 16, 2020, 10:02:50 AM Quote this Post
Hello, the game doesn't seem to work on the MacOS after the patch today... can anything be done? Thank you.	Posted by Eddy_Brooks#7602 on Dec 17, 2020, 4:42:51 PM Quote this Post